Notes on “Ballad of Birmingham” 1. Plot summary: A young girl asks her mother for permission to attend a freedom march in downtown Birmingham with her friends. Her mother‚ fearing violence‚ refuses to let her go and suggests that the child go to church instead. After she leaves‚ the mother is relieved that the child is in a safe place; then‚ she hears the bomb explode and rushes out to make sure her child is ok. She goes to the site of the church‚ which is now a pile of broken glass and bricks‚ and
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norm of institutionalization (Mayerson‚ n.d.). According to Affirm Able Action Associates (2013)‚ The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is the most significant civil rights legislation to be enacted by congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The ADA makes it illegal to discriminate against anyone who has a mental or physical disability in the area of employment‚ public services‚ transportation‚ public accommodations and telecommunications. (para. 1) In addition‚ “The ADA prohibits discrimination
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Religious Accommodation 1. What is the legal basis for the EEOC to hold that JBS-swift had violated the employees’ civil rights? Basis for Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964，The term “religion” includes all aspects of religious observance and practice‚ as well as belief‚ unless an employer demonstrates that he is unable to reasonably accommodate to an employee’s or prospective employee’s religious observance or practice without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer’s business.
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United States‚ human resources managers must follow state and federal laws related to employment‚ labor relations and wages. Human resources managers must have a strong understanding of the Fair Labor Standards Act‚ Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ the Family and Medical Leave Act‚ Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state laws. What is Title Vll? Title VII‚ the federal law that prohibits most workplace harassment and discrimination‚ covers all private employers‚ state and local
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Free by ’63: The March on Washington One hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation was written‚ African Americans were still fighting for equal rights in every day life. The first real success of this movement did not come until the Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954 which was followed by many boycotts and protests. The largest of these protests‚ the March on Washington‚ was held on August 28‚ 1963 "for jobs and freedom" (March on Washington 11). An incredible amount of preparation
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sought to end discrimination in the sale‚ rental‚ and financing of housing based on race‚ color‚ religion‚ and national origin. The passage of the Act was contentious. The Fair Housing Act was meant to be a direct follow up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ however from 1966 to 1967 Congress failed to garner enough political support for its passage. At that time several states had passed their own fair housing laws and Congress was not convinced that a federal law was necessary. It was only after the
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The Confident Years‚ 1953-1964 Lecture/Reading Notes 1 (p. 324-330) I. A Decade of Affluence A. What’s Good for General Motors 1. New Republicanism Satisfied with postwar America‚ Eisenhower accepted much of the New Deal but saw _________________________________. Eisenhower’s first secretary of defense‚ “Engine Charlie” Wilson‚ had headed General Motors. At his Senate confirmation hearing‚ he proclaimed‚ “For years‚ I thought what ___________________________ was good for General Motors and vice versa
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During the Reconstruction period of 1865 1877‚ federal law provided civil rights protection in the U.S. South for freedmen the African Americans who had formerly been slaves. In the 1870s‚ Democrats gradually regained power in the Southern legislatures‚ sometimes as a result of elections in which paramilitary groups intimidated opponents‚ attacking blacks or preventing them from voting. Gubernatorial elections were close and disputed in Louisiana for years‚ with extreme violence unleashed during
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Question 1 4 out of 4 points Select the best definition of ethics: Answer Selected Answer: a set of relatively unclear principles regarding what we should do. Correct Answer: a set of relatively unclear principles regarding what we should do. Question 2 4 out of 4 points The best example of a source for virtue ethics for a business is Answer Selected Answer: the corporate mission statement. Correct Answer: the corporate mission
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Civil Rights Throughout Reconstruction‚ southern whites felt constantly threatened by legislation providing rights for former slaves. The Civil Rights Bill of 1875 was the last rights bill passed by congress during reconstruction. It protected all Americans’ (including blacks) access to public accommodations such as trains. With the threat of complete equality constantly looming‚ violence toward former slaves gradually increased in the years following the Civil War. Beatings and murders
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